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    Car slams into Conn. house, lands on sleeping man

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A police chase ended early Tuesday when the suspect's car slammed into a house, coming to rest inside a bedroom and on top of a sleeping man.

    The tenant, 34-year-old Michael Sweat, was pinned under the vehicle for about an hour while firefighters worked to free him, New Haven Police Officer David Hartman said. He suffered burns, but his injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said.

    The 5-mile long chase began in Hamden at about 12:30 a.m., after officers spotted the vehicle and determined the driver was wanted for motor-vehicle violations, Hartman said.

    The officers tried stopping the SUV, a BMW X5, but the driver led them on a pursuit through the Southern Connecticut State University campus and into New Haven.

    Hamden police dispatchers notified New Haven police, and told them officers had tried to stop the vehicle using "stop sticks," which the suspect swerved to avoid, Hartman said.

    The suspect lost control in New Haven's Newhallville neighborhood, slamming into a corner house. The BMW crashed through the home's facade, ending up fully within a first-floor bedroom and on top of Sweat, who was asleep in his bed, Hartman said.

    The suspect fled the scene.

    With Sweat pinned under the car, firefighters assessed the home's structural integrity and used "manual and pneumatic tools and timber to shore up the BMW and the home itself," Hartman said in a release. The process took about an hour, during which time Sweat received ongoing medical attention from paramedics and a doctor.

    Once freed, Sweat was taken to a waiting ambulance and transported to a hospital. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his buttocks and lower extremities, but his injuries were not considered life-threatening, Hartman said.

    New Haven Firefighters, police and city building inspectors were expected to remain at the scene for the several hours while the BMW was being removed from the home.

    Police were continuing their search for the suspect, and have asked the Connecticut State Police to help with the investigation.

     

    77 comments

    • someone  •  3 mths ago
      What a way to wake up in the morning!
      And "He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his buttocks and lower extremities..." ? Yuck, but how lucky is this guy that he was sleeping on his stomach? If he were a back sleeper, he'd have 2nd and 3rd degree burns in far worse places.
    • Lawrence  •  Pigeon, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      Is that an Exhaust pipe or are you just happy to see me?
    • Give Me Thumbs Down  •  3 mths ago
      When he tried to call in sick for work from the hospital his boss said, "is that the best excuse you could come up with?"
    • Servant of Truth  •  3 mths ago
      Can you imagine a hot muffler pressed into your body? 3rd degree burns is right. Its unimaginable. Glad he'll be alright sometime. They should chop the driver's/crook's right hand off.
    • theusual  •  3 mths ago
      Good thing he was sleeping on his stomach, otherwise it wouldn't have been his buttocks that got burned.
    • Get Real!  •  Arden, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      You know the driver will blame the police for this even thou it was 100% the criminals fault for his own actions- he will claim that he was drunk or on drugs so he had no control over his actions- Typical
    • richard  •  3 mths ago
      now a days you should sleep with one eye open
    • The RiverMaster  •  Knoxville, Tennessee  •  3 mths ago
      Hello Boss! I'll be running a lil late this morning.
      • S. 3 mths ago
        Last week it was a flat tire, and now a car drove through your house? You're fired!
      • The RiverMaster 3 mths ago
        ROTFLMAO
    • Insomniac201276  •  3 mths ago
      Great, I thought sleeping on my back was to help protect me from things that could "get me" from behind. Now I have this to think about.
    • kerryoke  •  3 mths ago
      I'm glad he's ok. On the bright side for the rest of his life, he will win every "What's the strangest thing that ever happened to you" contest at parties. Btw My husband would have slept through that.
    • crap  •  Fairfax, Virginia  •  3 mths ago
      wow. very lucky man to live through that and get out of it without being seriously injured due to an idiot.
    • wiseone  •  3 mths ago
      Talk about a rude awakening! Good thing he slept on his belly or there would have been a weenie roast for sure!
    • Clark S  •  3 mths ago
      Imagine explaining to your boss why you won't be in that day??? To Boss: Eh, a car landed on me while I was sleeping so I won't be in today. Boss: Ok.
    • Rick  •  Redwood City, California  •  3 mths ago
      Give the driver a 20 year minimum sentence. Use the criminal justice system for what it's intended, to get this madman off the road, he's a danger to public safety.
    • Priapus von Merkin  •  Buffalo, New York  •  3 mths ago
      I'd be playing the lottery tonight if I was this guy
    • Big Daddy  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      ...and you thought you had a bad nights sleep
    • Steve  •  Walnut Creek, California  •  3 mths ago
      From the article: "The Driver" & "The Suspect" = PC Code...
      • - 3 mths ago
        That's not PC code. That's innocent until proven guilty - even when it's obvious. There's a difference.
    • Zak  •  3 mths ago
      I don't know if my insurance will cover me for that...would it be my homeowner's insurance or my car insurance or his? OMG. I am sleeping in a chest protector from now on. ha ha.
    • chris  •  Tampa, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      Dang! The only worst luck I have seen is someone being airlifted from a car crash, and ending up in a helicopter crash. It has happened. When the ambulance pulled up to my second crash of the evening, I think I'd pass at that point! Glad this guy made it.
    • Brian  •  3 mths ago
      Rude awakening. Get the F-off of me!
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